Welcome to KRONEN: at Anuga FoodTec 2018

22.02.2018

You may expect innovative topics and solutions

KRONEN will be present at Anuga FoodTec 2018 in Cologne from 20 to 23 March. Visit us at our stand F-8 in hall 10.1!

Furthermore, KRONEN informs about the development of a new, thermal process to increase the microbiological safety of packaged fresh-cut products – without using additives – in a lecture on 22 March from 14:00 to 16:00.

This exhibit has an extra focus on the issue of decontamination without any additives: By the means of the new, integrated UVC water disinfection the wash water is permanently disinfected and returned to the water cycle as germ-free process water. For this purpose, the market-proven UV components of company sterilAir® are
in use.

The UVC reactor serves in particular the prevention of crosscontamination, ensures higher process reliability and allows a reduction in the amount of water used.

KRONEN GmbH expands its portfolio and presents an effective, user-friendly system for the industrial application for drying a wide variety of lettuce and vegetable products as well as sliced fruit in a continuous treatment process.

Depending on consistency, shape and size of the product and the desired degree of drying, spinning times and speeds can be adjusted via a touch screen. This enables an effective, gentle and short drying cycle.

Lecture at Anuga FoodTec 2018: New process for the safety of packaged fresh-cut products

19.02.2018

Besides its stand at Anuga FoodTec 2018, KRONEN informs about the development of a new process to increase the microbiological safety of packaged fresh-cut products in a lecture at the Forum in the Congress Center East:

The production of ready-to-eat, packaged fresh products such as cut fresh-cut salads has increased in the last couple of years. A trend which has come up more recently is the production of packaged, fresh fruit salad. Consumers of these products are private households supllied by retail as well as large customers such as cafeterias, hospitals and restaurants. But also schools offer apple wedges during school breaks for example.

However, the processed fruit have a shorter shelf-life than fruit which are not cut, since they are much more sensitive to microbial attacks. And the crucial quality criterion for fresh-cut products from the view of consumer safety is the microbial harmlessness.

As an example: One important main element in fruit salads is apples. They are washed and cubed – while remaining unpeeled. Thus, removing the adherent micro-organisms from the skin accurately is a basic requirement.

The partners want to develop an innovative plant and process in order to do so. By using temperature guided and controlled processes microbial pathogens which are spoiling food and pathogenic germs harming humans are reduced both by a maximum.

Thus, the rate of spoiled food is decreased and the consumers’ safety is increased. Due to the insulation of the new system it is optimated for the Fresh-cut industry, since it can be implemented in cold rooms without any disadvantages.

Fresh fruits which were treated with hot water in the laboratory, showed a high impact against most of the relevant germs. A water temperature of 50 to 55 °C seems to be the optimum conition for longer exposure times. Shorter exposure times at a temperature of 55 to 60 °C were successful, too.

At this point the main impact of the treatment with hot water is supposed to be due to the microbial reaction induced by the heat shock. Since the thermal procedure works without any chemical additives, it can be used for organic fruit salads.

The system is supposed to be integrated into a existing processing line easily and flexibly. Eventually, it is planned to transfer the process to other products, such as fresh-cut salads, too.

Learn more:

Lecture: “Fresh fruit and vegetable decontamination by an innovative moderate heat treatment” Speakers: Eric Lefebvre, Technical Director KRONEN, and Bertram Schmidt, Research Scientist for Horticultural Engineering at ATB PotsdamLanguage: EnglishTime: on 22 March from 14:00 to 16:00 pmVenue: at the Forum „Technology of Fresh-cut products“, organized by the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) in the Congress Center East, Room 1+2

Review Fruit Logistica 2018: Watch the KRONEN photo gallery

13.02.2018

The participation of KRONEN at this year's Fruit Logistica in Berlin from 7 to 9 February was again a real success.

KRONEN presented new machinery and solutions - live and in function and was again crowd puller attracting producers of Fresh-cut and convenience food from Germany and around the world.

Many visitors from Germany came to the stand, but also from other Western European countries - such as France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy - as well as from Eastern Europe and South America. Also Middle East and Africa was very well represented.

The 40th company anniversary celebrated by KRONEN in 2018 was also displayed on the stand. On this occasion visitors could let themselves inspire by special culinary delights: At the "Live Cooking" the gourmet chefs Wolfgang Blum and Andreas Eigner created delicious dishes made of vegetable spaghetti and colorful vegetable rice.

From 27 to 28 September KRONEN cordially invites the industry to celebrate the anniversary at the KRONEN venue in Kehl: The newest KRONEN solutions will be exclusively presented at this in-house trade show and customers days, which will be accompanied by an attractive programm of lectures on future-oriented topics and a special gala evening.

WORLD PREMIERE: Convenience Avocado Line of KRONEN

02.02.2018

Perfect avocados in large quantities

With the unique, partly automated avocado processing line up to 1.200 fruit – which equivalents to about 300 kg – can be peeled and cored per hour. The capacity can even be quadrupled if needed: to up to 4.800 pieces per hour.

The line is designed in a way that the sensitive fruit are processed very gently to guarantee a visually attractive product equivalent to manual treatment.

Successful application of the avocado line

The innovative Convenience Avocado Line was created in close cooperation with a KRONEN customer and convenience food producer from Western Europe. The company produces sliced avocados on a large scale.

It needed a solution which could support the staff. Since the producer had to fight with a loss of production due to illness – which resulted from the uniform movement of the hand when coring the fruit and lead to health-problems at the wrist in a short length of time.

This was completely remedied with the new processing line. But also productivity has massively increased, namely by 25 percent at the place of installation. And the yield from the fruit pulp rises, depending on the consistence of the fruit, by up to 11 percent. Thus, other production sites of the company can be relieved and supplied by this production output. Furthermore, two workers have become available and are deployed for other production steps now. Respectively, ten persons are currently working at the line.

The entire processing line, including the KRONEN cutting machine GS 10-2 which has also been integrated in the line, amortizes within 120 workings days. A result highly exceeding the expectations of the convenience producer.

„Convenience” avocado is advancing

Avocado fruit are gaining ground currently. The “butter fruit” is supposed to be healthy, nutritious and versatile. Fat content is about 23 percent, however these are highly demanded unsaturated fatty acids.

Consumers who eat health-consciously are delighted by avocados. The fruit especially convinces vegetarians and vegans due to the proportion of essential amino acids.

And also because of the subtle taste and creamy texture it is a trend product for “fast casual” food and is used as salad topping, as ingredient in wraps or sandwiches and last but not least in Sushi rolls.

Welcome to KRONEN: at Fruit Logistica 2018

14.12.2017

The new year is coming closer and so is the first highlight in 2018: KRONEN will be present with its stand at Fruit Logistica in Berlin from 7-9 February. Take the chance and experience our comprehensive portfolio of new machinery and solutions - live and in function. Besides, there is another good reasing for visiting the KRONEN stand:

In 2018 we celebrate our 40th company anniversary. Celebrate with us! We cordially invite you to touch glasses with us on the occasion of 40 years of KRONEN. You may also expect a little anniversary present at the stand. And you can enjoy special culinary delights on each day of the show: At the Live Cooking products are prepared “from the field to the table” - be inspired by the delicious dishes of the gourmet chefs Wolfgang Blum and Andreas Eigner.

Visit us at the KRONEN stand A-04 in hall 3.1 - the international KRONEN team is looking forward to meeting you!

Machinery we present live and in function:

Completed by the offer of our partners ZTI smart machines and GKS Packaging we display innovative technology for the processing and packaging of vegetable, salad, fruit and more.

Anniversary 2018: 40 years of KRONEN - 40 years of experience and innovation for the food industry

06.12.2017

A glance at 2017…

The KRONEN GmbH closes the business year successfully by expecting a growth in revenues of about 9 percent, by increasing the staff to 100 employees and by recording even several innovations and highlights.

To name just some of them: the first GEWA washing machine with self-cleaning water filter in January, our international seminar ‘Fresh Vegetable Processing’ in Bogota/Columbia and the introduction of the GEWA XL washing machine, both in July, the first KRONEN networking meeting in Bremerhaven/Germany in August as well as the fresh re-design of one of our bestsellers: the belt cutting machine GS 10-2 in October.

And not to forget: The successful launch of the vegetable spiral cutting machine Spirello 150 – with it KRONEN had once more perceived the need of the market and had been the first developing a solution which can process many different kinds and sizes of products. Thus, no surprise Spirello 150 finds big demand and has become a real success product: KRONEN will deliver the serial number 220 Spirello by the end of the year!

A glance at 2018…

Looking back we can indeed be full of positive anticipation when it comes to the year of 2018, which will be a special one for KRONEN GmbH. We will celebrate 40 years of KRONEN and 20 years of Zillgith/KRONEN – in 1978 KRONEN GmbH was founded and in 1998 KRONEN was taken over by Rudolf Hans Zillgith as the Managing Director.

Today, 20 respectively 40 years later, KRONEN is a globally operating supplier of machines and systems for the catering, specialty foods, fresh-cut and food industry with representatives in more than 60 countries. KRONEN products are delivered in over 100 countries.

We put high efforts in guaranteeing best quality, but also in delivering individual solutions adapted to the demands of the customer in an optimum way. We consider ourselves a partner for our customers and offer consulting and planning in close cooperation with our suppliers and research institutions from Germany and around the world.

In 2018 and beyond it remains the target of KRONEN to move on with innovations for our customers’ purposes and benefit. By this, we want to extend our position as a worldwide leading producer and supplier of machines and complete processing lines.

Save the date:

In our newsletter we will keep you up-to-date on our highlights in 2018. Also, visit our KRONEN stand, e.g. at Fruit Logistica from February 7–9, 2018 – you will receive our invitation in the beginning of the new year!

Besides, it would be our grand pleasure to welcome you as a guest at the KRONEN Anniversary Customer Days from the evening of September 27 to September 28. Save the date already!

In 2018 we take the opportunity to say ‘thank you’ for the partnership and collaboration with you, which made 40 years of KRONEN happen. Join us and celebrate with us!

New product: Vegetable rice - Various processing options with the KUJ V

01.12.2017

The cooking and eating habits have been changing over the past years. Healthy nutrition has come to the fore more and more. This includes the consumption of fruit and vegetables. Furthermore the convenience sector gains importance.

One new trend, which came to the centre of attention at the PMA Fresh Summit in New Orleans, USA, from October 20-21, is the so-called vegetable rice, namely Broccoli and Cauliflower stems or also carrots cut in smallest pieces and resembling rice.

The KUJ V can make it

Such vegetable rice can be processed with the KRONEN cube, strip and slice cutting machine KUJ V in a very easy and quick way. Hence, you can cut small, oblong vegetable cubes using various alignments such as a format of 3 x 3 x 5 mm.

Once more KRONEN fulfils the need of the convenience and fresh-cut industry by making the optimum production of another promising fresh vegetable product possible.

The KRONEN high performance cube, strip and slice cutting machine KUJ V cuts vegetables, fruit, fish slices from 2 to 12 mm, strips from 2 to 20 mm and cubes of 3 mm up to 20 mm in exact and perfect cutting quality – in a single operation.

Meet KRONEN worldwide – at international trade shows

16.11.2017

Even several important trade fairs for the salad, fruit and vegetable processing industry took place in various countries around the world in the last few months.

KRONEN GmbH has a network of representatives in more than 60 countries and delivers its products to more than 100 countries around the world. Thus, the company is of course present at the international trade shows and displays a machinery program with live demonstrations at the stand – which is specifically targeted to the respective market and the visitors of each show.

With great interest, numerous visitors took advantage of the information and presentations of our KRONEN machines. We are very pleased about the good response and the opportunity to make new contacts, but also to intensify existing customer relationships!

KRONEN Anniversary calendar 2018

08.11.2017

For the upcoming double anniversary, „40 Years of KRONEN and 20 years of Zillgith/KRONEN“, we have decided to focus on the people behind KRONEN. After all they are the actual makers of our company‘s success story:

The Sales organisation that brings in the orders. Supported by Design, Production and Logistics that prepare and execute the orders. Quality Assurance as the guarantor for compliance with our high standards, and not least Shipping that ensures safe transport. Together with other departments, such as Electrical, IT, Purchasing, Marketing and others, all ensure a smooth workflow so that our customers receive their machines on time and in the proven KRONEN quality. Our customers can rely on good and dependible support over many years; this is guaranteed by our Customer Service organisation in Germany, and by our partners in more than 90 countries around the world.

This calendar is an expression of our love of detail and our many years of experience. Experience 12 portraits, brilliantly captured with the camera by Jörg Wilhelm and perfectly designed and staged by Ulrich Siefert.

The KRONEN Anniversary Calendar 2018 (48 x 36 cm) can be purchased from now on for a price of EUR 19.50 net, plus shipping costs.

First KRONEN network meeting in Bremerhaven (Germany)

16.08.2017

The very first KRONEN network meeting was held in cooperation with Wolfgang Blum Consulting in Bremerhaven on 10 - 11 August 2017.

With the focus on networking the decision-makers from HORECA (hotel and catering industry) with the convenience industry, a very attractive program was put together and offered.

A forum of interaction and enough space for exchange was offered during the joint company visits on site:
VITAL salads and more ..., Transgourmet Deutschland GmbH & Co. OHG, Restaurant "Nordsee" in the Columbus Center Bremerhaven, Heinrich Abelmann GmbH.

Also the culinary services enriched this meeting to a special extent.

All 14 participants agreed that such a network event was overdue.
The mixture of manufactory and industry was excellently received by the competent participants from the different divisions.

SYNERGY SYSTEMS Customer Days in The Netherlands on 7 / 8 September 2017

01.08.2017

Our KRONEN representation SYNERGY SYSTEMS B.V. for The Netherlands and BE-Flanders (since May 1, 2017) organized for the first time CUSTOMER DAYS on 7 and 8 September 2017.

SYNERGY SYSTEMS presents LIVE numerous machines from the entire range of machines and offers the opportunity to meet and exchange on a professional and personal level.
For further information please click here.

complete processing line for salads/vegetables, consisting of KRONEN machines for cutting, washing, mixing, drying and
HITEC de-watering and drying systems

MARCO Integrated Weighing B.V., NL-Oisterwijk

Packaging line with weighing system and YCM software for convenience products

MARCO "Intellyveyor" Multi-layer conveyor system with weighing systems, integrated into a complete line for manual small packages of grapes and berries

HITEC Foodsystems B.V., NL-Zwolle

Teflon contact grilll

BDS Belt Drying System

CoolDry Air Drying System

KRONEN employees support the campaign 'Unity.Justice.Freedom'

25.07.2017

Since March 2017, people from our region have been voting for the campaign "Einigkeit.Recht.Freiheit." (Unity.Justice.Freedom), initiated by the Trade Association of Industrial Enterprises in Baden (wvib). The supporters want to inspire achievements that are no longer self-evident today: freedom of democracy, social market economy and a united Europe.

KRONEN employees also supported the wvib campaign "Einigkeit.Recht.Freiheit." and gathered for the photo session.

KRONEN Seminar in Bogota, Colombia: 'Fresh Vegetables Processing'

18.07.2017

The seminar on “Fresh Vegetables Processing in Latin America" was held this year on 13 July 2017 for the second time by KRONEN in collaboration with the Colombian KRONEN agency JUAN NEUSTADTEL SAS at the Corferias Center in the capital Bogota.

More than 80 visitors from all over Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile participated in this meeting to find out about new technologies and tendencies in the Freshcut market.

01.06.2017

Up to 600 kilograms of potatoes per hour are produced by the new KRONEN potato processing line, which recently has been put into operation at the LENTA supermarket chain in St. Petersburg.

LENTA is one of the largest retail chains in Russia and the country's second largest hypermarket chain. LENTA operates 195 hypermarkets in 78 cities across Russia and 53 supermarkets in the Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk and the Central region.

FFor launching their new product portfolio of cleaned, ready-cut and vacuum-packed vegetables such as carrots, beetroot - as well as potatoes in different shapes and various packing sizes – LENTA was looking for the best option of a cost-effective and automatic manufacturing process. With this in mind LENTA approached KRONEN in conjunction with the Russian KRONEN representative INDUSTRIAL NUTRITION to help optimize the pre-preparation of this kind of products. By designing and installing this processing line KRONEN & INDUSTRIAL NUTRITION have made it possible for LENTA to achieve optimum product quality, minimum waste and maximum flexibility.

Moreover, both cutting machines offer the big advantage of being mobile and they are, therefore, extremely flexible and can be used at different locations along the line.

Actually, this potato production line has been integrated into a KRONEN washing line which already has been delivered to LENTA last year. The washing line consists of a GEWA 3800 V ECO washing machine and 2 spin dryers K50-7 ECO in combination with a useful and practical basket carousel.

If you also have special requirements and want to go new ways in the food industry, please contact us. We are happy to advise you and look forward to your REQUEST.

22.05.2017

During the vocational training in Hannover at the Niedersächsischen regional authorities for consumer protection and food safety the subject “freshcut fruits & vegetables – technology, microbiology, monitoring” was presented.

The technology of processing freshcut fuits and vegetables was presented by our Technical Manager Eric Lefebvre as a machine demonstration on the KRONEN belt cutting machine GS 10-2.

Furthermore there were experience reports from a manufacturing company (FRIKONI Food GmbH & Co. KG, consultant Mrs. Stramke) and from the retail sector, for example: EDEKA Minden-Hannover foundation Mr. Marggraf.

Another focus of the vocational training was the microbiological risks from such products, presented by the University Hohenheim, and the possibility of the improvement of the microbiological quality. The company KRONEN provided the university with various machines for research purposes, for instance the water jet cutting machine. We are happy about the good feedback by the food supervisors.

Pictures: Anne Wöhlke (LAVES)

Promotion prize 'Active Citizenship 2017'

15.05.2017

The "Bürgerstiftung Kehl" (civic foundation) receives the promotion price "Active Citizenship 2017", which has been awarded since 1998 to non-profit organizations. In this way, the initiative of the Bürgerstiftung in cooperation with the local companies is honored for the qualification of young refugees.

KRONEN also supports this project as a sponsor for one-year entry qualifications of the young people.These measures are used to examine the refugees with practical traineeships, language courses and will prepare them for the actual training and the working world in Germany.

Since 15 May 2017, KRONEN has been able to provide an internship to a young refugee in the KRONEN production area.

Customized process optimization with intelligent details -

02.05.2017

A lot of experience and sophisticated technology for an optimal washing result, as well as the individual modification options of the machines – with these facts we have once again convinced a Freshcut company, which is a leader in the English market as a manufacturer and supplier of convenience products.
With the GEWA 3800V PLUS washing machine delivered to England in April 2017, salads and vegetables are thoroughly and gently washed in a continuous flume washing process without mechanical submergence.

In close cooperation with the customer, KRONEN engineers have developed solutions tailored to the customer’s needs, which not only improve productivity but also ensure a constant quality of the processed products under the highest hygienic standards.

Thus the GEWA 3800V PLUS washing machine is equipped with many innovative, customer-optimized components such as:

By means of the central control system all functions of the washing machine and the feeding belt can be flexibly controlled via touchscreen.
30 freely programmable memory locations can be allocated with individual compositions which can be called up at any time.

The integrated infeed elevator with a 17° rising angle is equipped with a mesh belt and offers many technical refinements:

New Sales Partner in the Netherlands and Belgium-Flanders

01.05.2017

Effective 1 May 2017, KRONEN sales operations in the Dutch and Belgian market were repositioned. Our previous sales partner, JFPT / foodlife in NL-Zwolle, will strategically set new focus areas in distribution and key products, which are no longer in compliance with the sales concept of KRONEN. Therefore, the business relationship ended on 30 April 2017. At this point, we would like to thank JFPT / foodlife for their long-term cooperation with our company.
The selection of a suitable successor company focused on the continuous development of customer business relationships. For this reason we have transferred the support of the Dutch and Belgian customers from 1 May 2017 onwards to

Due to the many years of experience with KRONEN, HITEC and MIW products, Managing Director Menno JONGSMA and his sales, project management and service staff will form a strong team to support customers.

SYNERGY SYSTEMS B.V. represents the cooperative alliance of KRONEN GmbH (D-Kehl), HITEC Foodsystems B.V. (NL-Zwolle) and MARCO Integrated Weighing B.V. (NL-Oisterwijk) and is responsible for the distribution of machines, systems and projects. The collective expertise and experience of the three partner companies guarantee a high synergy advantage as well as an optimal consulting competence.

With a 24-hour / 7-day customer service, experienced Dutch professionals are available around the clock in Holland and Belgium. This way, we guarantee a comprehensive service and ensure the best possible availability and profitability of our customers' production facilities.
We wish our new partner success and all the best.

Pictures: Menno Jongsma und Eddie Van Dam

HGW slicing insert

01.04.2017

The new HGWslicing insert is ideal for cutting vegetables, mushrooms and seedless fruit in slices of 5,2 - 6,2 - 8,2 mm, and more. Several slicing options are possible, e.g. „top & tail“.
You can find all advantages in our attached flyer or on our homepage.

We will be delighted to advise you! Our sales team is looking forward to your phone call +49 (0)7854 9646-0 or Email.

* Closing date for entries is 20 April 2017. The winners will be notified by us. Recourse to the courts is not permitted. No cash disbursement is possible.

Fruit Logistica 2017 – KRONEN is Trendsetter number 1!

01.03.2017

From February 8 to 10, 2017, the FRUIT LOGISTICA 2017 was once again the meeting place for the international fruit trade for three days. Kronen was also represented at the trade fair as an expert for the salad, vegetable and fruit processing industries.

Many visitors were enthusiastic about the exhibited machine highlights. Especially the innovative novelties - and the associated possibilities - were always the starting point for many informative talks and discussions. Especially the live demos of the Kronen novelties - the SPIRELLO 150 vegetable slicer and the high-performance washing machine GEWA XL - proved to be a crowd puller.

"This gives us the certainty that we have taken the right course with our product developments. The preparation and eating habits of many people have changed considerably in recent years. Healthy nutrition is coming more and more into focus. This also includes the consumption of fresh vegetables. KRONEN responded to the increased demand with the development of innovative machines, "explains Stephan Zillgith, Managing Director of Kronen.

For example, the SPIRELLO 150 produces healthy vegetable spaghetti. For many years already, Kronen has been on the market with a smaller machine version, the S021 spiral cutting machine. With the SPIRELLO 150, Kronen has now achieved a technological breakthrough, which allows a capacity increase with a constant quality. The SPIRELLO 150 can be used not only to cut long shaped products (cucumbers, carrots, radishes, butternut squash), but also round products, e.g. Kohlrabi or beetroot can be cut into decorative and healthy vegetable spirals.

With the new GEWA XL, Kronen presented a powerful washing machine for high capacities with low energy and water consumption. This machine allows optimal washing results for large quantities of salads and vegetables. The machine is best suited to reduce cross-contamination and it contributes to increased food safety.

Federal Minister of Agriculture, Christian Schmidt, was also impressed by the Kronen booth appearance. He was explained the highly innovative novelties by Stephan Zillgith and Eric Lefebvre, Technical Director at Kronen. Already on 27 January 2017 an important meeting took place at the International GRÜNE WOCHE in Berlin. The reason for this was the transfer of the application for the project 'SiMoHyP: Development of an innovative process for increasing the microbiological safety of packaged fresh cut salads by monitoring and sanitizing the process water".

This project is supported by the BMEL innovation program over a 24-month duration. The project aims to develop an innovative washing technique and a method for the decontamination of the process water, which is used when washing freshcut salads, in order to preserve microbiologically safe ready-to-eat salads while at the same time conserving resources (water consumption, energy).
"In teamwork with our customers and partners, many creative ideas generated benefits, not only do we develop machines but also share our know-how with our customers," says Eric Lefebvre.
The Kronen booth presented itself in a new and attractive design and was again a successful result of synergy between Kronen and the cooperation partners ZTI-Mechatronics and GKS Packaging.

At this year's Fruit Logistica gourmet chefs Wolfgang Blum and Andreas Eigner spoiled the Kronen stand visitors with exquisite menus - freshly prepared according to their recipes, which were already published in the Kronen annual calendar 2017. The tasty recipes and videos are published monthly in the Kronen newsletter and on the homepage. Thanks to the innovative Kronen technology according to the latest standard, the preparation of these dishes has become a cooking experience with true delights.

WE THANK ALL VISITORS FOR THEIR INTEREST AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEE YOU IN BERLIN IN 2018!

KRONEN contributes to climate protection

18.07.2016

Kronen places particular attention on ensuring quality and sustainability of its machines and projects manufactured in Kehl - based on a commitment to a healty environment.

Since the beginning of 2013 we converted to climate-neutral energy sources - "Green electricity from hydropower".
We, therefore, take an active part in climate protection and conservation of natural resources.

Review: Fruit Logistica 2016 in Berlin

10.02.2016

Fruit Logistica in Berlin (3-5 February 2016) is one of the most important meeting places for salad, vegetable and fruit processors. A wide audience used the annual event to gain a comprehensive overview of the market and to learn about the latest trends.

On this year's Kronen booth visitors experienced a large and varied offer of the Kronen machine program. Especially the live demonstrations of the many new developments with customer-oriented applications and solutions encountered keen interest and led to a very positive feedback.
The attractive Kronen exhibition area was also a successful result of synergy between Kronen and its cooperating partners JFPT Foodlife, ZTI Mechatronics and GKS packaging.
The culinary specialities – freshly prepared by the gourmet chefs Wolfgang Blum and Andreas Eigner – proved to be another crowd-puller. Some of the delicious recipes have been published in the previous annual Kronen calendars.

A large number of trade visitors were especially interested in the Kronen novelties:

1.UVC-Lock Germ reduction lock
… has been developed for surface disinfection of
packaging materials such as boxes, crates, tools, etc. in close
cooperation with the Swiss company sterilAir® (CH-Weinfelden).
Use with food depends on the legislation in the country of the user.
The UVC-Lock is equipped with the latest UVC technology (hybrid tubes of sterilAir®) and thus combines the high demand for sturdiness, flexibility and easy maintenance.
An adequate microbiological sterility of packaging materials and storage
containers is one of the most important prerequisites for the durability and hygiene of foodstuffs especially in the salad, vegetable and fruit processing industry.
The UVC treatment with sterilAir® components disinfects safely and reliably: without heat, undesirable additives, residues and within a very short time.
The DNA of germs is destroyed by the UVC treatment, i.e. contact and smear infections can be prevented effectively.

Benefits are obvious:

Drying of containers (such as after spray disinfection) is no longer necessary.

The UVC-Lock is best suited for application in between two separate rooms, e.g. low and high care areas..

All materials in the size range of 50 x 50 x 20 mm up to 550 x 300 mm can gently be moved through the UVC-Lock. Thanks to the efficient arrangement of the UVC tubes, an almost complete radiation area is guaranteed.

The fully enclosed UVC-Lock housing with cover is made of stainless steel and guarantees the safe use of UVC radiation.

The intuitive color touch screen has a user-friendly interface.

Long UV emitter replacement intervals and exemplary low energy consumption underline the economic efficiency of the system. Due to their very low emitter temperature, sterilAir® UV components are ideally suited for the treatment of heat-sensitive products.

2.KWT 16 Weighing table & pedestal with a single head weigher for packaging machines
This pedestal includes a single head weigher for the ergonomic weighing and filling in conjunction with a GKS packaging machine CP 350 or UP 350. Different products such as vegetables, fruit, salads, baked goods, raw vegetables, sweets (also non-food products) can be weighed, filled and packaged in representative bags.
The stainless steel pedestal is adapted to the height of the packaging machine and is equipped with safety borders and railings. The mixing table with the integrated single head weigher is arranged in ergonomic height and easily accessible by stairs. The large weighing container with a 16 liter volume is perfectly suited to the weighing of all leaf salads, i.e. Lollo Bionda up to 1 kg.
The packaging machine CP 350 or UP 350 thus can easily and functionally be filled and operated from the above.

3. Mango Peeler-de-Cheeker (ZTI Mechatronics)
… peels the mango and removes the „cheeks“ in one cycle. Once the fruit has been positioned the machine takes the mango by the stone and it passes through the peeling and destoning stations.
The mango is a very tender fruit and so demands special care in processing. Conventional peeling methods fail to provide the desired result, as the fruit is often damaged. Due to the unique processing method, the Mango Peeler-de-Cheeker holds the fruit not on the outside, by the fruit, but by the stone.
During the subsequent peeling process the mango is peeled along the fruit. The result of this peeling method offers an “appearance to hand-peeled”, clean and smooth surface of the fruit. After peeling, the mango is de-cheeked, i.e. divided into two halves. This unique processing method increases the shelf-life of the product.

WE THANK ALL VISITORS FOR THEIR INTEREST AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEE YOU IN BERLIN IN 2017!

'From Preparation to Packing - KRONEN does it all' - new information brochure

09.11.2015

Hot of the press: we proudly present our new KRONEN brochure!

This clearly structured booklet contains all the information you need to know about us, our machines and solutions. Also, important references can be found there.

Simply contact us: we gladly will send you a personal copy. Alternatively, you can download a PDF copy of the brochure from our download-area, click here: http://www.kronen.eu/en/anlagen/sl-xl/anlagen-downloads

We wish you much fun when browsing and reading!

Anuga Food in Cologne: We were there!

31.10.2015

September & October are traditionally strong fair months for Kronen. Anuga Food in Cologne is one of eleven exhibitions on which we were represented - and that on almost all continents:

Santiago de Chile, FOOD & SERVICE (1.-4.09.2015)

Rimini, MACFRUT (23.-25.09.2015)

Las Vegas, PACKEXPO (28.-30.09.2015)

Vigo, CONXEMAR (5.-7.10.2015)

Moscow, AGROPRODMASH (5.-9.10.2015)

Moscow, AGROTECH (7.-10.10.2015)

Cologne, ANUGA FOOD (10.-14.10.2015)

Beijing, CHINA FOODTECH (19.-21.10.2015

Atlanta, PMA FRESH SUMMIT (23.-25.10.2015)

Dubai, GULFOOD (27.-29.10.2015)

Madrid, FRUIT ATTRACTION (28.-30.10.2015)

Trade visitors from all over the world experienced our machines in operation, obtained comprehensive information about our complete assortment and benefited from the expert advice of our exhibition team.

Something we are particularly pleased about: The very good response and the big interest especially at the Anuga Food (as one of the most important trade fairs for the food industry) were gratifying. We presented a wide range of our machines, enabling visitors to understand how to optimize such production line processes: from trimming and sorting, cutting, washing, dewatering and drying up to packing the products - everything from a single source.
Interested visitors and customers took the opportunity to get first-hand comprehensive & competent information about the Kronen processing technology with cost-saving automation possibilities.

We would like to thank the numerious visitors for their high level of interest and the constructive conversations.

KRONEN Corp. USA moves to Madison/WI

02.09.2015

From 1 September 2015, our US subsidiary KRONEN Corp. in Cohoes/NY has moved to new premises in Wisconsin. After the founding in 2011 a successful development has built up in the KRONEN Corp. under the leadership of William (Bill) Creitz. Actually, Bill has left the company to enjoy his retirement. For this reason the restructuring of the company along with the move was necessary.
We thank Bill at this point for his many years of successful service for the Company.

When selecting a suitable successor the prime focus was on the ongoing development of customer relations with expanded service offerings.
For this reason, we have transferred the new management of the US subsidiary to Russell (Russ) Quandt. He is supported by Geoffrey (Geoff) Norton (inside sales manager) and Terry Heintz (service engineer). We are pleased that Geoff with his years of experience from the partnership with William (Bill) Creitz stands for continuity and we could win him for this important task and further cooperation, associated with the move to Madison.
Russ maintains a high level of food processing and packaging expertise due to his extensive experience with manufacturing operations. For over 26 years, Russ has successfully marketed equipment and systems tailored to a wide variety of food applications.

We are pleased to be well positioned with Russ Quandt and his team of skilled professionals to support our U.S. customers.

International seminar 'Freshcut processing' in Colombia

15.07.2015

International Seminar on Fresh Vegetables Processing took place for the first time in Latin America on 9 July 2015.
Organized and produced by KRONEN and the very valuable help of KRONEN distributor JUAN NEUSTADTEL SAS in Colombia, this full day activity Seminar took place on July 9 at the Corferias Center in the capital city of Bogotá.
55 visitors from all around the country and the whole of Latin America came to this meeting to learn about new technologies and tendencies in the fresh cut market.
Juan Esteban Ocampo, KRONEN machinery sales manager at JUAN NEUSTADTEL hosted this event which took place in a comfortable meeting area, and introduced the three presentations:

"Vegetable processing" - Speaker Paul Woodward from Spain: The participants benefited at Paul Woodward's lecture especially from his decades of experience in the English and Spanish market.

"Longer shelf life by better processes and packaging" - Speaker Mariano Pereyra from Chile:In this topic, Mariano Pereyra could incorporate much of his experience from a long process of change at one of the largest processors in Chile.

"Machinery and technologies" - Speaker Juan Lindmayer (KRONEN Export Area Manager) from Uruguay:Juan Lindmayer gave valuable insight and assistance to the development of successful processing.

On the following day, many of the international participants took the opportunity for an exchange of first-hand information and visited local producers working with KRONEN processing lines.

Young entrepreneurs from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan visited KRONEN

10.06.2015

On 8 June 2015, a group of visitors from Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan on behalf of the giz (Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit) was guest at Kronen.
Economic cooperation aimed between small and medium-sized enterprises from Germany and Central Asia was the important topic of this Germany trip of the young entrepreneurs mainly from the agricultural sector.

Managing Director Stefan Zillgith presented the company Kronen, as well as special topics like E.g. "marketing concept of Kronen" and "New trends in vegetable processing and innovation management" in his short speech.

After that the guests gained an initial insight into the company on a tour of the plant, also some machines for the processing possibilities for salad, fruit and vegetables were presented live.

Dr. Sabine Kübler: Successful doctoral dissertation with support by KRONEN

04.06.2015

Dr. Sabine Kübler finalized her doctoral dissertation on the subject "Assessment of Innovative, Industrially Applicable Processing and Sanitizing Methods for the Production of Fresh-Cut Lettuce and Chicory" with support of KRONEN gaining her doctorate at the University of Hohenheim.
Quote: "Thanks to the employees of Kronen Nahrungsmittel GmbH, in particular to Mr. Eric Lefebvre and Mr. Stephan Zillgith for the successful cooperation and for their great level of commitment in terms of salad processing."

The doctoral dissertation of Dr. Sabine Kübler is published by Shaker Verlag, Aachen. If you are interested in this book please feel free to contact us.

Looking back: ANUGA FoodTec, Cologne

16.04.2015

Anuga FoodTec (24 -27 March 2015) in Cologne was a further successful exhibition milestone. We are pleased with the positive feedback that we receive from our customers: The trade fair as a meeting place served as a welcome platform to get know each other, for exchanging experiences and ideas and, of course, presentation of our machine portfolio:

We showcased our novelties:

Robot station for tomato processing, consisting of 5 interlinked main components:
roller inspection table, cutting machine PGW, image processing system, robot and grip system.
Tomatoes are inspected and separated at the roller inspection table and transported to the robot station. Thereon, the tomatoes are detected and selected by the image recognition system which precisely calculates the coordinates of the gripper mounted on the robot. The tomatoes will be gripped by the robot one by one and placed orientated onto the cutting machine PGW where will be cut into perfect and equal slices.

GEWA XL washing machine offering optimal washing results
for larger quantities of vegetable, salad and fruit. This machine is an
outcome of the RESFOOD project (www.resfood.eu/web/) which was
showcased at the ANUGA FoodTec 2015 for the first time.
Objectives of the RESFOOD-project: › Guaranteed dwell time of 45 secs › Sand trap, insect removal system, filter screen › Energy efficiency by optimized water flow › Lower water consumption during washing and spraying › Due to optimized spraying no organic residues on the products, thereby improving durability of the product › Drier product due to belt dewatering

AMS 220 pinapple & melon peeling machine for peeling (regardless of the products contours) various fruit such as pineapples, melons of all kind, pumpkins with a smooth surface

The broad-based and competent portfolio of KRONEN is evidenced
by the new business sector “KRONEN SYSTEMS” with an objective
of pooling the high level of competence of a group of experts in
developing complex solutions for automation and rationalization
of food processing technologies. Findings and experiences of this
group will be processed in a targeted manner and constantly crosschecked
and tuned to the research results of the leading European
institutes and renowned research organizations for the food
processing technology.
KRONEN customers shall be integrated more and more in the
implementation of joint research projects in order to benefit as direct
application users from the new technologies.
This group is open for food technology experts in all areas of industry,
research and development.

Reporte: Fruit Logistica 2015

12.02.2015

Also this year we are looking back to a very successful Fruit Logistica.
Demand for our Kronen machines for the salad, vegetable, fruit processing industry is growing constantly, and we are proud of that! This is mainly due to investments in development of new products as well as pursuing a consistent company strategy.

In addition to the well proven range of machines Kronen showcased its novelties, together with the cooperation partners GKS Packaging, JFPT Foodlife and ZTI-Mechatronics :

AMS 220 pineapple & melon peeling machine specialized to peel fruit in a great variety of different shapes and sizes

GDM 35 grape destemmer for automatic destemming of grapes, without damaging the grapes.

CP 350 packaging machine for packing of all types of free-flow and pasty food and non-food products.

FlowDry 1500 for de-watering hard vegetables

The visitors expressed a keen interest in the integrated solutions we offer and attested excellent technical expertise and professionalism.

As a special highlight, the Kronen stand visitors enjoyed culinary delights freshly prepared by the gourmet chefs Wolfgang Blum and Andreas Eigner. The recipes of these delicacies have already been published in our Kronen annual calendar 2015.
Due to the innovative Kronen up-to-date technique the food preparation has become a delicious experience for eyes and palate!

We would like to thank all our visitors for the interesting dialogues at the fair and look forward to implement new challenges in cooperation with our customers!

Strong presence at Russian trade fairs in Moscow

12.10.2014

Almost at the same time two important trade fairs Agroprodmash and Golden Autumn were held in Moscow (6.-10. / 8.-11. Okt.2014).
At both exhibition places we presented ourselves with our own attractive booths.

„We offered an overview of our KRONEN product portfolio to the very interested vistors. We are happy about the positive response and the opportunity of establishing new contacts but also cultivating and developing existing customer relations, " says Stephan Zillgith, Managing Director.

Many thanks to all visitors at our KRONEN customer day!

29.09.2014

Stephan Zillgith, Managing Director, and his KRONEN team, were able to welcome more than 170 visitors from over 30 countries all over the world to the KRONEN customer day on 26 September 2014 and the International KRONEN Representative Conference (24 + 25 September 2014).

The overall high popularity from the domestic and international customers reflects that KRONEN is on the right track with its concept of LIVE demonstrations of their various processing opportunities for lettuce, vegetable and fruit. Visitors have been very interested to follow the machine highlights and innovative solutions for the fresh-cut area.

"We support our customers with machines and technologies tailored precisely to their tasks. In addition, we involve cooperative partners who are experts in their field. In this way, we offer our clients customised, safe solutions with the greatest efficiency and cost effectiveness," explains Johannes Günther, Sales Director of KRONEN. Therefore, competent system partners of KRONEN presented their novelties and products, e.g. packaging technology.

Perfect autumn weather and interesting encounters and conversations in a relaxed atmosphere completed this successful event.
We are very grateful to all our partners and guests for this felicitous day - thank you!

New KRONEN-Website goes ONLINE!

22.09.2014

KRONEN presents its newly modified and clearly structured website with its extensive offers and expanded features!
The new website operates with a "responsive web design" that fit multiple screen sizes of mobile devices. This means, in particular, the flexible and optimal adaption to e.g. smart phones, tablet PC, and other.

All important facts and information about our products are available for download, such as technical data, videos, brochures, etc.
The practical product finder tool allows you to get the right combination of machines and devices for almost every application. And those who want to can register easily for the KRONEN newsletter.

Company UST GmbH, Berghaupten-Germany, was entrusted with the professional implementation of the new, even more attractive KRONEN website.
The picture shows Stephan Zillgith, Managing Director of Kronen (on the right side) and Ingo Ullrich, Managing Director of UST (on the left side) releasing the new KRONEN website - at the push of a button.

Bell pepper processing on a large scale!

11.06.2014

„Two in one sweep“

A major order of a renown European customer constitutes a further milestone at KRONEN’s success story:
KRONEN engineers developed an automated bell pepper processing line according to specific customer’s requirements, consisting of two (2) GEWA 5050V PLUS Bell Pepper washing machines with integrated transport systems.

Up to 7 tons/h raw product can be processed (= approx. 5 - 5,5 tons good product).
The processing line will become operational already in June 2014.

These machines have been specially designed for WASHING & SORTING sliced bell pepper (completely cut with core and kernels). One of the key features is an automatic separation method allowing different kinds of bell pepper (diced or sliced) to be processed.
By means of a sophisticated water streaming system the waste and good product are separated thus saving extensive costs:

Light parts (core and „white parts“) drift on the surface of the water and are discharged by a link conveyer

Heavy parts (kernels) fall to the bottom and are discharged through the sand trap funnels

Good product is discharged by the vibration outfeed for further processing

The automatic bell pepper processing line consists of:

A mobile infeed conveying system (30°) linked with a horizontal shuttle conveyor which allows either one or both machines to be feeded

Sand trap funnel for paprika seeds: This sedimentation unit allows an optimal and thorough washing of even very soiled products! In combination with the WMS (water management system), an automatic part-drainage at regular intervals and consequently a permanent regeneration of the washing water can be assured

Modern control technology, by means of a central switch box both machines can be controlled separately and all infeed & outfeed belts can be connected individually

And many more features…

Invitation: Customer Day at GKS Packaging b.v. - 14 JUNE 2014

12.05.2014

We herewith invite all our customers and interested parties to the CUSTOMER DAY on 14 June 2014 at the premises of our cooperation partner GKS Packaging b.v. at Son, Netherlands.

GKS will introduce their new machine platform and show you several important recent developments which will give our customers the benefit in the years to come!
No better way to do this while enjoying good food, drinks, music and an exhilarating high speed car rally. During the evening the time trials of the final race of the national rally championship is held on Ekkersrijt, the industrial park where GKS is situated.
Even better, the circuit passes GKS company and we guarantee the best view from the VIP deck !

Please inform us of your attendance before the 1st of June. You can do this and even ask for further information (agenda, etc.) by sending an email to info@kronen.eu.

Reporte: Fruit Logistica 2014

19.02.2014

Also this year, the great importance of Fruit Logistica 2014 (5 - 7 February, Berlin) has been fully confirmed for Kronen. A large number of interested visitors took the opportunity to get first-hand comprehensive and competent information about the machines which have been demonstrated live.
Together with the cooperation partners GKS Packaging, JFPT foodlife und ZTI Mechatronics many conversations were conducted with domestic and international customers and interested parties. This shared network offers a lot of synergy gains and cost savings opportunities.

As a special highlight Kronen presented its multipurpose slicing machine GS10-2. This belt cutter not only appears in a new look but also impresses with its high-performace technology and substantial functions. For more information, click at following link.

In the second year on the row, visitors had been spoiled by culinary delights - freshly prepared by the gourmet chefs Wolfgang Blum and Andreas Eigner.
Both chefs created exquisite meals with seasonal ingredients which already had been published in our own Kronen annual calendars 2013 and 2014. A great variety of these recipes had been presented live.
Due to the innovative Kronen up-to-date technique the food preparation became a delicious cooking experience!

NEW: GRAPES DESTEMMER ZTI

01.02.2014

We show at Fruit Logistica in Berlin:

The innovative Grapes Destemming machine ZTI

The grape destemming machine is the first machine to remove grapes neatly and carefully automatically from their stalks. Grape bunches are placed at the top of the machine. It then neatly loosens the grapes from the stem in a rolling motion without damage to the fruit, and places them gently onto the conveyor belt below, where personnel can visually control the finished product.

Output is three to five times higher per person than manual operations. Depending on the variety and quality of the grapes, one machine can process up to 240 kg per hour.

The Grapes Destemmer is nominated for the "FRUIT LOGISTICA Innovation Award 2014" !

NEW: KSM 100 KRONEN salad & vegetable cutting machine!

15.11.2013

The new KSM 100 salad & vegetable cutting machine has been already on show at ANUGA in Cologne this year. It gave an impressive performance and demonstrated many benefits:

Perfectly suited for cutting vegetables, salads as well as harder fruits

Big cutting door with two infeed openings for every requirement:• Big opening for products like cabbage, leafy vegetable and broad leaf endive
• Small opening for long products such as cucumbers, courgettes, carrots, radishes, etc.

KRONEN Customer Day in Chile

25.09.2013

Customer day in CHILE:

On the occasion of a Customer Day at KRONEN agency MULTIVAC (Chile) on 25 September 2013, customers and experts from Argentina and Chile came together. An attractive programme with lots of tips and information has been offered to the visitors:

Presentations of Multivac, Bizerba and KRONEN, which complement one another with their range of products offering sophisticated customer solutions from “top to toe”.

Presentation and demonstration of the vertical form, fill & seal machine CP 300 (convincing by its versatility and compact design) and other KRONEN machines by Johannes Günther, Sales Director of KRONEN.

Presentation and discussion about the latest findings regarding the processing of freshcut products by Juan Lindmayer, KRONEN Area Sales Manager Latin America.

Visit to a new processing company providing 40 t of product to hotels & restaurants as well as catering, guided by Cristian Ibacache (Product Manager KRONEN, Multivac Chile).

At the end, there was a lively exchange of information and opinion, accompanied by culinary creations of Giancarlo Mazzarelli, wellknown head chef of the restaurant Puerto Fuy (Santiago de Chile).

ANUGA 2013: The new KRONEN dipping bath KDB 120 !

17.09.2013

The new KDB 120 dipping bath has been developed for final treatment of peeled or cut fruits or vegetables. It is the dipping bath with the smallest fill quantity on the market !
By application of e.g. Nature Seal®, other liquids or water soluable powders a prolongation of shelf life and, consequently, increase of product quality will be achieved.

Only the Best is good enough ...

10.06.2013

… true to this motto, „LGV Frischgemüse Wien“ supplies fresh vegetables and salads to its customer throughout Austria. Starting June 2013, the company will offer freshcut salads which will be produced in a newly built production facility near Vienna.

„We have made the decision to invest in a professional salad processing line from Kronen. Characteristics like innovative machine technology, solution-focused know-how and the excellent quality really convinced us." says LGV-Director Mag. Gerald König.

Delivery of the complete processing line includes a belt cutting machine GS 10, a washing machine GEWA 3800B PLUS, a Vortex-line and 3 spin dryers K50-100S.
In this combination, approx. 800 kg / h of various salads will be processed:

Vortex-Line: For final treatment stage - The longer, controlled contact times during the washing process allow reduction of germs and increasing shelf life and quality of the processed products. (Length of tube system: 71 m, dwell time of products: approx. 120 sec.)

'Antique' KRONEN GS 10 machine shines in a 'new light'

02.04.2013

Beginning of this year, a fully operational cutting machine GS 10 - 20 years old - has been thoroughly inspected, maintained and repaired by our customer service center.

This machine provided 20 years of reliable service, thus proving the high quality and longevity of our KRONEN machines.
The general overhaul carried out by the KRONEN service team turns what is old into something "like new" - well prepared for the challenges of the next years and decades!

VORTEX-line for germ reduction + prolongation of shelf life of fresh-cut products

15.03.2012

The Vortex line has been developed for the final treatment of vegetables (including leaf salads and root products) and fruit (e.g. apples, grapes).

The line features a tubular system with infeed and discharge openings. The pre-cleaned products (fruit or vegetables) are transported into a hopper. Rotating nozzles located at the side gently and reliably flush the products into the system. The product is conveyed with water through the entire length of the tube and finally discharged. The products are moved on to a transport or vibration belt via a water slide. For germ reduction purposes and for enhancing the quality and shelf life of the products, chlorine dioxide or antioxidants can be added to the flushing water. The required contact time can be adjusted and controlled via the flow rate.

As all KRONEN-machines and lines, the Vortex-line is constructed in a very solid way and, therefore, particularly suitable for operation under very difficult conditions.

Optional dosing station: to dose and control a suitable additive for product treatment in the water cycle

With a major order from a renowned European salad processing company, KRONEN can celebrate another success for its international growth strategy. Actually, the 4 Vortex washing lines have been delivered to the major customer mid July 2011.

NEW: Automatic KRONEN Weighing Belt System!

24.01.2012

KRONEN sustains growth momentum:
Two renowned German salad processing companies already benefit from the innovative KRONEN washing and processing technique in combination with the newly developed automatic weighing belt system. Last Autumn the complete lines have been supplied to allow customers a precise, continuous and automatic dosing of salad and cabbage; a thorough blending of the products takes place in the following GEWA washing machine,
Mainly Iceberg, Frisee, radicchio and other leafy lettuces with capacities of 1300 - 1400 kg per hour are processed adding a mixture of 5 - 45 % (depending on produce). Dosing sliced cabbage but also other products such as carrot sticks, shall be provided automatically always in the same mixture ratio. The advantages are obvious: Automatic operation and, thereby savings in personnel, continuous weighing process without belt stop on mainproduct, storage of production data (statistics), etc.

Managing Director Stephan Zillgith explains the function of this advanced weighing belt technology:
“The master belt (weighing belt at main line) is weighing the main product and providing the mixture quantity to the second weighing belt. Via touch panel recipes can be selected, stored and managed. Daily output quantities, batch quantities, backwards counter and plain text error messages are also displayed. Stand-alone-operation and cleaning mode has been considered as well. The weighing belts with buffer belt will be controlled by a separate switch box. The filling level of the buffer belt will be monitored by an optic sensor and the operating status.
All important production data can be stored on a CF-card directly via touch panel. Actual data can be monitored on a PC and further processed for e.g. compilation and administration of recipes, etc.“

Autumn Customer Days at KRONEN: 20-22 October 2011

30.09.2011

Autumn Customer Days at KRONEN – Insight in a German company of top technology

We have pleasure in inviting all customers and interested processors to our premises in Kehl.
We are sure that we can demonstrate many interesting KRONEN novelties coming along with presentations of some of our system partners (dosing technology, packaging machines,Nature Seal® - shelf -life extension technolgy, hygiene and cleaning, etc.

Gold-GS 10: Winnings information...

02.04.2011

We are delighted about the resoundingly positive fair experience at Fruit Logistica in Berlin (9-11 February 2011)

The presentation of the 2011th GS10 "golden" belt cutting machine proved to be a special highlight. This machine - a multipurpose cutting machine for salads, vegetables and fruits has now been raffled among the participants.

The closing date was 31 March 2011. The very next day, the raffle took place at the KRONEN premises in Kehl am Rhein, under the supervision of Mr. Walter Raub of "eidel & partner, auditing company". The happy winner has been drawn by "Lady Luck" Nilofar Bijanfar:

Fa. Bördelagerhaus GmbH Hr. Wilfried Kunze, in 39297 Kroppenstedt

We congratulate Mr. Kunze to his first prize!

We would like to thank all participants who took part in our exclusive price draw.

FRUIT LOGISTICA: join the big GS 10 price draw!

24.01.2011

Just in time of the Fruit Logistica 2011 in Berlin KRONEN GmbH will have a big event to celebrate: the 2011th „Belt cutting machine GS 10“ – worldwide top selling belt cutting machine of its class – will be presented as GOLD model. In order to celebrate this success with their customers Kronen will raffle this machine.

The most successful, long performing „GS 10” its the ultimate all-purpose belt cutting machine. It is ideal for use in large kitchens, catering and industrial applications. With its revolving knife the GS10 achieves precise, consistent results. Due to the variable size adjustment of 1 to 50 mm with digital display, the GS 10 is ideally suited for a wide range of applications. It is equipped with a new and user friendly program control; knife speed and conveyor speed are programmable and, moreover, up to 100 arbitrary memories are available.
The GS 10 slices delicate leaf-salad products and herbs like chives, dill, parsley, etc. It also grates and shreds raw vegetables, fruit, cheese, bread and many more products. Blade changes can be made fast and easy, the cut sizes can be adjusted via keypad. Capacity: up to 800 kg/h.

Special mention must be made of its varied fields of application in industrial environments with their specific demands.
There is hardly any other machine on the market that has such a wide range of accessories such as knives, dicing & segmenting tools, infeed & outfeed belts, preparation tables, etc.
GS10 are in use worldwide, e.g. cutting seaweed on the Russian Sachalin-islands, dicing mangos in Thailand, slicing surimi and chicken meat for sandwiches in France, cutting chives into rings in Northern France and Israel, slicing salmon and herring into bites in Iceland, slicing pineapple in Indonesia, slicing radishes in China, and a series of other things.

With the new 2D-square cut knives the cutting quality and the cutting capacity are considerably improved: perfect square cuts of lettuce can be cut with this new knife. Chinese cabbage, Iceberg lettuce, Romana, etc. can be processed up to 1000 kg. With its 1400 sold machines all over the world the GS 10 is the most sold machine of its class.

Based on the proven technique of the world wide most sold belt slicer GS10 the GS 10 TTS belt cutting machine has been developed to be able to control the cut size and minimize the waste on product cut in combination with the horizontal out feed belt.
With measuring the product size the GS 10 TTS is able to eliminate waste on specific cuts and reduce it to a minimum on others. The cutting is controlled by a PLC and allows the machine to adjust the cut to the product size and the customer’s specification to achieve the minimum waste on applications like melon chunks, pineapple tid bits, chicken breast slices and many others.
The GS 10 TTS offers as well the possibility to Top & Tail product and even slice product at the same time to the customer’s specification.
If the special application of the GS 10 TTS is not needed the machine can in addition be used just as a standard GS 10 belt slicer to shred lettuce or carrots, to dice tomato or strip cut cucumbers. A variety of accessories like cutting discs, conveyor belts and trimming tables are available.
The solid industrial machine is completely made of stainless steel AISI 304 and can easily be cleaned and maintained.

At FRUIT LOGISTICA in Berlin Kronen will be exhibiting some new machines as well as a wide range of its machine programme.
At stand A-07 in hall 3.1 customers and interested people can get a picture of the latest developments. Kronen will present improvements and novelties for increase in productivity and quality in the fields of process technology

CABRO SL Broccoli- & cauliflower floretting machine - NEW
perfectly suited for a gentle processing of broccoli and cauliflower while cutting them into nice florets

FP 20 Mango peeler - NEW
for peeling mangos according to the „economy peeling principle“ (reducing the waste rate considerably)

The SK 205 Peeling machine will get a new name: TMS 210.
Effective immediately, it will be available in 3 versions:TMS 210-A: for peeling asparagus - NEWTMS 210-C: for peeling carrots and cucumbers - NEWTMS 210-Vario - NEW: for peeling asparagus, carrots and cucumbers and other long produce, equipped with 2 roller sets and 2 peeling sets

Washing & sorting of sliced paprika

15.01.2011

One of the strong points of KRONEN lie in its ability to respond to customers individual requirements, implementing further developments and appropriate adaptions.
The latest innovation product is the PAPRIKA-washing machine GEWA 3800V PLUS, it has been specially designed for washing sliced paprika and sorting cores and kernels.
Due to the automatic special separation method different kinds of paprika (diced or sliced) can be processed.

By means of a sophisticated water streaming system the waste and good product are separated thus saving extensive costs.
The machine can easily be adjusted, e.g. for various kinds of paprika. Furthermore, it can be used as a standard washing machine by easily lifting up the link conveyor.
A production output of approx. 1500 - 2000 kg per hour can be processed.

The standard design of the paprika washing machine includes WMS and sand trap funnels.

As all KRONEN-machines and lines, the PAPRIKA-washing machine is constructed in a very solid way and, therefore, particularly suitable for professional operation under difficult conditions.

The biggest salad processing line manufactured by KRONEN until now! This salad processing line washes, cuts, centrifuges and packages different salads (up to 2 to per hour). Further technical highlights of this line are:

Sand trap: this sedimentation unit allows an optimal and thorough washing of even very soiled products! In combination with the WMS (water management system), an automatic part-drainage at regular intervals and consequently a permanent regeneration of the washing water can be assured.

Proportional product addition: the permanent weighing of the main product allows an adjustable addition of a second product at a ratio of 5 – 40% and thus provides automatic production of mixed salads.

With this salad line and its modern control technology, change of products and adjustment of product mix ratio, all this with a minimal staff employment, are a mere child’s play.